The Boys Win the Balmer Classic

The JV and Varsity Boys Basketball teams took on some different competition over Thanksgiving weekend. They traveled to North Miami to take over the Balmer Classic for the second straight year. The JV won their first game 64-20 with Colton Paxson scoring a game-high of  20 points. Then they took on North Miami in the Championship and won 69-37. The Varsity played Fort Wayne Smith Academy and won 71-47. Three players scored in double digits (Bower 17, Roush 13, Pugh 10).
They had tremendous bench play. The Raiders advanced to the Championship and took on North Miami also winning 76-62. Bower was again leading scorer with 21 then followed by  Roush with 17. This makes both teams two-time defending champs.

Girls Season off to a Quick Start

The Lady Raiders are 3-2 at this point of the season under new head coach Jessica Killingbeck. The Jv Lady Raiders are also 3-2. The Lady Raiders are averaging about 45 points per game and only giving up about 38 points per game. The Lady Raiders next game is Saturday at Wabash JV starts at 6. After taking a year off Kirtlyn Noble seems to be back in the groove of things. She is a good post presence to compliment our good guard trio of Jessica Yencer, Georgia Hanauer, and Jenna Eltzroth. Senior leader Jada Johnson seems to be a good all-around player. Our bench has great depth with Kelli Neff, Kristen Roupp, Juniper Tucker, Malinah Dixon, and Courtney Lemler. Another key part of our team is Sarah Bothast with her nice jumper and ability to get boards.

Boys Basketball Preview

This year, the Southern Wells Boys Basketball team is kicking off their season on Wednesday, November 22nd. We will be playing Bellmont. The seniors this year are Parker Blevins wearing the #10, Jordan Bower wearing the #14, Cameron Lightle in the #22, Caleb Pugh wearing #24, Kane Moore in #34, Ian Klowetter wearing the #40 and Jordan "Big Z" Szarenski wearing the #52. These seniors have been on the team every year of their high school career and gave it their all so come out and support them tip off their senior season of basketball!

Pick em

Pick em for the ACAC games (Sectionals) and three random college games one NFL game.
RULES: You get a point if you pick the winner and a point for each score you get correct
Stakes: If you lose you have to do a task that the winner(s) choose.

Standings:
Z- 48
Ian- 40
Lightle- 40
Huff-39
Biddle- 39
Reid- 39

Southern Wells vs Eastside
Z: 73-56 SW
Lightle: 79-45 SW
Reid: 57-56- SW
Ian: 78-63 SW
Biddle:57-56 SW
Huff:35-21 SW

South Adams vs Adams Central
Z: 42-14 AC 1
Lightle: 49-6 AC 1
Reid: 36-28 AC 1
Ian: 42-13 AC 1
Biddle:36-28 AC 1
Huff: 42-18 AC 1

Woodlan vs Prairie Heights

Z: 49-0 Woodlan 2
Lightle: 56-12 Woodlan1
Reid:47-6 Woodlan1
Ian: 63-7 Woodlan1
Biddle:47-6 woodlan1
Huff:60-0 Woodlan 2

Bremen vs Bluffton

Z: 35-27 Bluffton 1
Lightle: 42-17 Bluffton 1
Reid: 39-30 Bluffton 1
Ian: 35-21 Bremen
Biddle:39-30 bluffton 1
Huff: 35-21 Bremen

Michigan vs Penn State

Z: 24-21 Penn State 1
Lightle: 28-17 Penn State 1
Reid:24-19 Penn state 1
Ian: 17-14 Michigan
Biddle:24-19 penn state 1
Huff: 21-14 Penn State 1

USC vs Norte Dame

Z: 35-24 ND 1
Lightle: 42-28 ND 1
Reid:36-28 ND 1
Ian: 28-10 USC
Biddle:36-28 ND 1
Huff: 35-14 USC

Tennessee vs Alabama

Z: 42-17 Bama 1
Lightle: 49-6 Bama 1
Reid:43- 14 Bama 1
Ian: 48-9 Bama 1
Biddle:43-14 Bama 1
Huff: 50-7 Bama 2

Redskins vs Eagles

Z: 21-17 Redskins
Lightle: 28-3 Redskins
Reid:26-14 Redskins
Ian: 28-6 Eagles 1
Biddle:26-14 Eagles 1
Huff: 21-17 Redskins

Today I will list some fun and interesting facts I have found on the resource we call the internet!

•  The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old!
• A coyote can hear a mouse moving underneath a foot of snow.
•  Bolts of lightning can shoot out of an erupting volcano.
•  New York drifts about one inch farther away from London each year.
•  A U.S. dollar bill can be folded approximately 4,000 times in the same place before it will tear.
•  A sneeze travels about 100 miles per hour.
•  Earth has traveled more than 5,000 miles in the past 5 minutes.
•  It would take a sloth one month to travel one mile.
• 10% of the World’s population is left-handed.
• A broken clock is right two times every day.
• According to Amazon, the most highlighted books on Kindle are the Bible, the Steve Jobs biography, and The Hunger Games.

Shows to Watch

Riverdale: Riverdale is action/suspense show. The town tries to find out who killed Jason Blossom. The town is at a loss for words as they try and figure your out who killed Jason Blossom. You can watch this show either on Netflix(preferable if have it) or the CW.

The Ranch: The Ranch is a Comedy sitcom. The show takes place on the fictional Iron River Ranch, Colorado, detailing the life of the Bennetts, a dysfunctional family consisting of two brothers, their rancher father, and his separated wife and local bar owner. The show can be viewed on Netflix because it is a Netflix original.                                              

Last Man Standing: Mike Baxter (Tim Allen) is the marketing director for an iconic outdoor sporting goods store. He loves to have adventures while he's traveling for work and, of course, he drives a pick-up truck. While Mike is king of the hill at work, he's the odd man out in a home that is dominated by women. His Wife and three kid all girls live in the house. The show airs on CMT or Netflix.

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2 Boys and Girls team advance to XC Regionals

This past Saturday the boys and girl XC teams competed in the IHSAA Sectional Championship at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU). Carson Harris, Nathan Lazoya, Jay Garrett and Vaughn Drennen were all competing for the boys. Carson and Nathan advanced to the Regionals by placing in the top 20 individually. Jay Garrett and Vaughn Drennen just missed the cut by a few seconds. For the girls, Mallory Aker, Kelli Neff, and Breann Kratzer all placed in the top 20. Erin White placed 21st. They finished 3rd as a team and advanced to the regional championship on Saturday, October, 14th. The boys will run at 10:30 and the girls will run at 11:15. Come out to IWU and support your boys and girls XC teams!!!

Pick Em

Pick em for the ACAC games and three random college games one NFL game.
RULES: You get a point if you pick the winner and a point for each score you get correct
Stakes: If you lose you have to do a task that the winner(s) choose.

Standings: 

Z- 41
Ian- 36
Lightle- 34
Huff-33
Biddle- 32
Reid- 31

Southern Wells vs South Adams
Z: 52-49 SW
Lightle:35-17 SW

Reid: 12-7 SW
Ian:52-49-SW

Biddle: 49-50 SW
Huff: pass

Woodlan vs Adams Central
Z: 28-14 Woodlan
Lightle:31-10 Woodlan
Reid: 34-12- Woodlan
Ian:34-21 Woodlan
Biddle:
Huff: 21-10 Woodlan

Heritage vs Jay Country
Z: 35-13 JC1
Lightle:28-12 JC1
Reid:25-12 JC1
Ian:42-7 JC1
Biddle:29-18 JC1
Huff: 28-10 JC1

Auburn vs LSU
Z: 35-17 Auburn
Lightle:14-3 Auburn
Reid:27-14 Auburn
Ian: 13-6 LSU 1
Biddle: 17-13 Auburn
Huff: 28-10 Auburn

Oklahoma vs Texas
Z: 49-7 Oklahoma1
Lightle:42-35 Oklahoma1
Reid: Oklahoma 34-12 1
Ian:31-21 Oklahoma1
Biddle: 38-15 Oklahoma1
Huff: 35-10 Oklahoma 1

Georgia Tech vs Miami
Z: 35-31 Miami1
Lightle:35-7 Georgia Tech
Reid:GT 36-13

Ian: 17-10 Miami1
Biddle: 33-36 Miami1
Huff: 38-28 GT

Giants vs Broncos
Z: 24-12 Broncos
Lightle:35-7 Broncos
Reid:Giants- 26-22 1
Ian: 32-13 Broncos
Biddle: 35-17 Broncos
Huff: 21-14 Broncos

Pick em

Pick em for the ACAC games and three random college games one NFL game.
RULES: You get a point if you pick the winner and a point for each score you get correct
Stakes: If you lose you have to do a task that the winner(s) choose.

Standings: 
Z- 38
Ian- 32
Lightle- 32
Huff-31
Biddle- 29
Reid-  28

Heritage vs Southern Wells
Z: 45-35 SW
Lightle: 28-17 SW
Reid: 32-21 SW
Ian: 28-21 SW
Biddle:29-28 SW
Huff: 25-20 SW

South Adams vs Woodlan
Z: 42-14 Woodlan 1
Lightle:49-35 Woodlan1
Reid:56-18 woodlan 1
Ian:42-21 Woodlan1
Biddle:16-28 Woodlan1
Huff:  40-20 Woodlan1

Adams Central vs Bluffton
Z: 35-14 AC1
Lightle:31-28 AC1
Reid:36-12 AC1
Ian:42-7 AC1
Biddle: 38-13 AC1
Huff: 21-18 AC1

Michigan State vs Michigan 
Z: 31-17 Michigan
Lightle:42-28 Michigan 
Reid: 36-14 Michigan 1
Ian: 42- 13 Michigan
Biddle: 42-17 Michigan
Huff: 7-0 Michigan

Miami vs Florida State
Z: 24-21 Miami  2
Lightle:35-28 Miami1
Reid: 36-24 Miami1
Ian: 35-27 Miami1
Biddle:27-21 Miami1
Huff: 28-14 Miami1

Californa vs Washington
Z: 38-35 Washington  2
Lightle:21-14 Washington1
Reid:34-27 Washington1
Ian: 24-14 Washington1
Biddle: 30-17 Washington1
Huff: 14-10 Washington1

Chiefs vs Texans 
Z: 24-21 Texans 
Lightle:42-7 Chiefs 2
Reid: 26-14 Chiefs 1
Ian: 38-13 Chiefs 1
Biddle: 21-17 Texans
Huff:34-28 Cheifs 1

NFL Anthem Kneeling

The NFL has been in the news a lot lately because most of the players have been kneeling for the national anthem. The kneeling all started with one player his name is Colin Kaepernick. The reason he started to kneel was because he wanted unity for all races.  President Trump has come out and said that "The NFL needs to fire the players that kneel." This just fueled the fire for all of the NFL players that now have beef with Trump.  I personally believe that all NFL players shouldn't have to stand for the anthem. The soldiers fought for our freedom. That is why everyone should do what they believe in if it means kneeling or standing.

                                          

Football Sectional

Southern Wells football has 2 games left in the regular season. SW plays at home vs Heritage for senior night and then they travel to South Adams for their last game of the regular season. Then the Southern Wells Raiders travel to Eastside for their first sectional game. Eastside has beaten 2 of the sectional teams and lost to 1. They beat Adams Central and Fremont and lost to Churubusco. Churubusco look like the favorite to win the sectional as they play Northfield in the first round. A big first-round game is South Adams vs Adams Central and Northfield vs Churubusco. These 2 games are big games for this sectional.

Las Vegas Shooting

As we all know the Las Vegas shooting was very devastating to the country. Many were killed and even more injured. Here are some of the people who died during the concert. Afghanistan veteran, Christopher Roybal. In July Roybal wrote a Facebook post, "My response has always been the same, not one filled with a sense of pride or ego, but an answer filled with truth and genuine fear/anger," he wrote. "What's it like to be shot at? It's a nightmare no amount of drugs, no amount of therapy and no amount of drunk talks with you war veteran buddies will ever be able to escape." Hannah Ahlers, a stay at home mom of 3 was shot in the head while dancing with her husband of 17 years. Denise Salmon who was on vacation with her husband was also shot. Carrie Barnette, a 10-year Disney employee, also died in the attack. These are just some of the many that were killed in this tragic shooting. The only information really known about the gunman is that he was 64 years old who was retired and divorced twice with no children. He did not really have a criminal background before the shooting. What he did will never be forgotten, for he killed and injured so many who were trying to enjoy themselves at the concert. They did not deserve what happened to them but as a country, we will come together to get through this.

Hello S Dub Hub viewers this is Thomas Biddle and I'm coming to you today on my regular session once a week it's called Thomas's joke session and I am going to constantly update the blog telling funny jokes.

My first joke of the day is


Why couldn't the pirate play cards?


He was standing on the deck.



The 2nd joke of the day is


Have you heard the joke about the skunk?


Nevermind it stinks



My 3rd joke of the day is


Where do dogs go when their tail falls off?


The retail store



My 4th joke of the day is


Why can't a bicycle stand up by itself?


because it's two tired



My last joke of the day is


Police: where do you live?


Me: With my parents


Police: Where do your parents live?


Me: With me


Police: where do you all live?


Me: Together


Police: where is your house?


Me: Next to my neighbor's house.


Police: Where is your neighbor's house?


Me: If I tell you you, won't believe me.


Police: Tell me.


Me: Next to my house.

Most Respectable player of all time

I'm here to talk about why Lebron James the most respectable player of all time.

A reason LeBron James is the most respectable player of all time is that for one he created his own charity. He has created two schools I promise Elementary and I promise secondary school. The LeBron James Family Foundation’s mission is to positively affect the lives of children and young adults through education and co-curricular educational initiatives. They believe that an education and living an active, healthy lifestyle is pivotal to the development of children and young adults.LeBron James Also released a special shoe for the disabled the LeBron James 10 Zoom Soldier flyease The Footwear features a zipper and velcro instead of typical laces so the disabled with muscle issues are able to put them on.

Cross Country ACAC

This last Saturday the Southern Wells Cross Country team participated in the ACAC Championship.  Nathan Lozoya Finished in 5th place earning him a First team All-Conference title.  For the ladies Mallory Aker placed 6th earning her First team All-Conference and Breann Kratzer placed 10th earning her 2nd Team All-Conference.  Good Job Raiders!

Southern Wells Football Senior Night

This Friday, October 6th, is Senior Night for the football team. The seniors for this years football team are #24 Mason Stevens, #73 Hunter Oswalt, and #77 Russell Pluimer and one manager, Jessica Yencer. The players have been through some big wins and some tough losses in all 4 years. For senior night this year, the football team takes on the Heritage Patriots @7 PM. COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE RAIDERS!!!!!!!!

Pick em

Pick em for the ACAC games and three random college games one NFL game.
RULES: You get a point if you pick the winner and a point for each score you get correct
Stakes: If you lose you have to do a task that the winner(s) choose.

Standings: 
Z- 32
Ian- 27
Lightle- 26
Huff-26
Biddle- 25
Reid-  22

Adams Central vs Southern Wells 
Z: 72-62 SW
Lightle:75-56 SW
Reid: 65-52 SW
Ian: 63-59 SW
Biddle: 67-68 SW
Huff: pass

Jay County vs South Adams 
Z: 42-26 SA 1
Lightle:35-12 SA1
Reid:45-23 SA 2
Ian: 48- 13 SA1
Biddle:23-11 SA1
Huff: 48-20 SA1 

Bluffton vs Heritage
Z: 52-0 Bluffton 1
Lightle:49-6 Bluffton1
Reid:45-6 Bluffton1
Ian: 42-6 Bluffton1
Biddle:27-7 Bluffton1
Huff: 48-8 Bluffton1

Clemson vs Virgina Tech
Z: 38-17 Clemson 2
Lightle:28-3 Clemson1
Reid: 35-7 Clemson1
Ian: 45-10 Clemson 1
Biddle:55-31 Clemson1
Huff: 21-14 Clemson1

Indiana vs Penn State
Z: 63-0 Penn State 1
Lightle:56-6 Penn State1
Reid: 45-0 Penn State2
Ian: 55-3 Penn State 1
Biddle:35-16 Penn State1
Huff: 42-7 Penn State1

Georgia vs Tennessee 
Z:   35-21 Georgia 1
Lightle: 27-24 Tennessee
Reid: 45-7 Georgia 1
Ian: 28-24 Georgia 1
Biddle:22-18 Georgia 1
Huff: 21-10 Georgia 1

Redskins vs Chiefs
Z: 24-21 Redskins
Lightle:41-10 Chiefs 1
Reid: 38-35 Chiefs 1
Ian: 48-17 Chiefs1
Biddle:28-17 Redskins
Huff: 21-10 Chiefs1 

Pick em

Pick em for the ACAC games and three random college games one NFL game.
RULES: You get a point if you pick the winner and a point for each score you get correct
Stakes: If you lose you have to do a task that the winner(s) choose.

Standings: 
Z- 26
Ian- 21
Lightle- 21
Biddle- 20
Huff-20
Reid-  14 

South Adams vs Adams Central
Z: 42-14 AC 5
Lightle: 49-14 AC 2
Reid: 35-21 AC 1 
Ian: 42-21 AC 2
Biddle: 38-13 AC 1 
Huff:48-21 AC 1

Southern Wells vs Bluffton
Z: 35-28 SW
Lightle:35-21 SW
Reid: 35-28 SW
Ian: 45-40SW 
Biddle: 38-37 SW
Huff: pass 

Jay County vs Woodlan
Z: 49-14 Woodlan 1 
Lightle:56-21 Woodlan 1
Reid: 45-12 Woodlan 1
Ian: 45-14 Woodlan 1
Biddle: 22- 13 Woodlan 1
Huff: 45-38 Woodlan 1

Norte Dame vs Michigan State 
Z: 35-21 ND 1
Lightle: 28-12 ND 1
Reid: 28-14 MSU 
Ian: 28-24 ND 1
Biddle: 30-17 ND 1
Huff: 24-13 ND 1

16 TCU vs 6 Oklahoma St
Z: 52-35 OSU 
Lightle: 28-17 OSU
Reid: 45-35 OSU
Ian: 17-13 OSU
Biddle: 32-21 OSU
Huff: 21-14 OSU

Arkansas vs Texas A&M
Z: 35-21 Texas A&M 1
Lightle: 38-17 Texas A&M 1
Reid: 28-14 Arkansas 
Ian: 28- 10 Texas A&M  1
Biddle: 14-6 Texas A&M 1
Huff: 28- 24 Texas A&M 1

Buccaneers vs Vikings 
Z: 35-14 Vikings  1 
Lightle: 35-17 Vikings 2
Reid: 21-12 Buccaneers
Ian: 14- 10 Buccaneers
Biddle: 25-7 Buccaners
Huff: 28-14 Vikings 1

Chris Penzenik, Teacher of the Week!!

Mr. Penzenik is this week's teacher of the week! Originally from South Bend, now his first year at Southern Wells, he is in his 9th year of teaching! He has taught all over the state and recently earned his masters degree in Furniture and Design. He is also the sponsor of the drama club. Though he is the art teacher he also played soccer for 16 years! his hobbies also include making art, writing, playing board games, building models, playing frisbee golf, hiking, camping and spending time with friends. HIs favorite part of Southern Wells is the positive attitude from all the students and staff, he thinks that the fact that so many want to be apart of the school atmosphere outside of the classroom is so awesome. His favorite thing about art is that it always tells a story. Whether that be through an illustration where the picture literally shows what a story says or through art history, where you are learning the story of an artist and why they created their art, art will give you a visual into a story. He would also like to travel to Western Ukraine to explore the area where his family came from. 

Meet Mr.Jarman

The Southern Wells Media class asked Mr. Jarman some of the questions you asked, and some questions our class came up with. Watch our newest video "Meet Mr.Jarman" to see his answers and get to know him better.